If Khabib Nurmagomedov’s latest interview is anything to go by, former UFC double-champ Conor McGregor can kiss goodbye to a rematch with the undefeated Dagestani.
Speaking to reporters at a UFC 242 pre-fight press conference to hype his upcoming lightweight title unification bout against Dustin Poirier, ‘The Eagle’ shot down any talk of a rematch with McGregor and said the Irishman begged for his life at UFC 229.
“The last three years he only have one victory in amateur boxing, how [does] he deserve rematch?” Nurmagomedov said about McGregor, per MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin. “He tapped.